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Into the Fire
Into the Fire
JeffryZ


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Sunset or Sunrise (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix F31fd
Location: San Diego CA
Date: Dec 2, 2008
Aperture: f/6.4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/210 sec
Galleries: Nature, Birds
Date Uploaded: Dec 3, 2008

 A single image captured with in infrared converted camera which helped me darken the skies and made the great clouds stand out- shooting almost directly overhead.

I have noticed lately that the pelicans seem to head out to the ocean as the sun gets low in the sky. Looking for some dinner or a place to spend the night? I am not sure.
Processing- uncropped.
I added a red/ orange filter to help with the color and boosted it a bit via hue/ saturation. Some levels adjustment, resize, and smart sharpen.

Statistics
Place: 11 out of 167
Avg (all users): 6.6347
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 6.7083
Avg (non-participants): 6.5789
Views since voting: 1995
Views during voting: 315
Votes: 167
Comments: 22
Favorites: 3 (view)

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AuthorThread
 12/15/2008 04:46:49 PM
Thank you for all the great comments. This placed better than I thought it might. Other than adding the color it is pretty much exactly as shot. I was at first concerned about the birds being too close to the edge of the frame but like the way they lead into it. Taken with a point and shoot I could not really see the birds in the monitor- I just tried point towards them and panning with them. They become more secondary to the clouds.
 12/15/2008 04:07:56 PM
PostLuminous Award Nominee!
extraordinarily well done
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 12/15/2008 09:59:24 AM
Amazing! Your skill in pulling this off turned out stunning! Congratulations. This is unique and so beautiful!

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 12/15/2008 07:25:31 AM
If you ask me though, this was good enough for a ribbon. But apparently only sunset shots with a beach or an ocean included are good, and only beach sunset photos with motion trails on the waves are worthy of ribbons! :D Ah well. Brilliant work, terrific shot. :)
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 12/15/2008 12:25:00 AM
I love the sky. It looks like its on fire, and the clouds look like fire smoke :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/14/2008 08:49:16 PM
Very abstract. I like it.
 12/13/2008 11:00:10 PM
Excellent! 10
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 12/13/2008 04:41:48 PM
great shot, love it, love the birds
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 12/12/2008 10:58:45 AM
This is really cool, I dig the perspective, it feels a little awkward in an interesting/engaging kind of way.
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 12/12/2008 08:45:56 AM
I like how minimalist this is. The silhouettes of the birds are great, and the color of the sky, though it appears to be induced by WB or PP, is great in contrast. The churning clouds are really what make this though. The emptiness in the top right helps to draw the viewer from the top right on down through the photo.
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 12/12/2008 12:14:58 AM
I am enjoying how you removed everything from this image excpet the sky and birds. That elevates this to a higher artistic level and makes for an image that is easy to contemplate repeatedly.
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 12/10/2008 05:13:01 PM
your sky is brillient, and the birds a dimention...
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 12/10/2008 03:16:27 PM
Just fantastic!! You are so winning a ribbon with this
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 12/09/2008 07:26:20 AM
I like the imaginary line created by the birds. Colors are also amazing.
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 12/09/2008 04:23:46 AM
Lovely title stunningly portrayed.
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 12/08/2008 07:14:19 PM
this is incredible, 10
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 12/08/2008 02:02:56 PM
Wow, now that's an unusual shot.
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 12/08/2008 12:57:28 PM
great image. the composition is fantastic, the color clear.
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 12/08/2008 11:53:25 AM
nicely done
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 12/08/2008 11:15:51 AM
I was voting when I said tomyself: "Some of these photos are quite boring..." Then you're photo came along, and it was like my life yet again was filled with joy and inspiration. And it only got better when I saw the bird 2nd in formation looked exactly like the batman-signal... Needless to say you got 10p from me!
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 12/08/2008 07:11:52 AM
Beautiful I really like the colour range and the contrast with the birds
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 12/08/2008 02:10:28 AM
love the portrait orientation and the wa the birds lead you into the "fire"
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